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| Vanes Martirosyan Վանես Մարտիրոսյան | |
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| Born | Vanes Norik Martirosyan (1986-05-01) May 1, 1986 (age 38) Abovyan, Armenia |
| Nationality | Armenian |
| Other names | Nightmare |
| Statistics | |
| Weight(s) | Junior middleweight |
| Stance | Orthodox |
| Boxing record | |
| Total fights | 20 |
| Wins | 20 |
| Wins by KO | 13 |
| Losses | 0 |
| Draws | 0 |
| No contests | 0 |
Vanes "The Nightmare" Martirosyan (Template:Lang-hy) born in Abovyan, Armenia is an American boxer of Armenian descent.
Amateur
His family moved to Glendale, CA, when he was four years old, he started boxing when he was seven after his father, also an amateur boxer found out there was a gym nearby.
Martirosyan was taken out of junior high school by his father and became home-schooled when it was obvious that he needed to keep his son’s fighting confined to the ring.
In 2004 by winning a match against Andre Berto in the North American Qualifications tournament, he secured a spot in the US Olympic Team. He represented the United States at the 2004 Olympics as a Welterweight. Results were:
- Defeated Benamar Meskine (Algeria) 45-20
- Lost to Lorenzo Aragon Armenteros (Cuba) 11-20
He finished his amateur carrier with 120 wins, and 10 losses. All losses except to Nick Casal and Aragon, have been avenged in rematches.
Pro
At the age of 20, he turned professional at 154 pounds with Top Rank (of Bob Arum). Vanes is co-managed by Shelly Finkel, who also manages or advises IBF super middleweight world champion Jeff Lacy, former world champions Manny Pacquiao and Fernando Vargas, and others. Vanes was trained by Freddie Roach, who was voted 2003 and 2006 Trainer of the Year by the Boxing Writers Association of America. He later switched to Ronnie Shields and won his last fight with Dan Wallace by a knockdown, at the first round. At the beginning of February of 2008 he is 19-0. On January 4, 2008, Super Welterweight Vanes Martirosyan won a 6 round unanimous decision versus Clarence Taylor. Judges Lou Filipo, Max DeLuca and Marty Denkin scored 60-54, for Vanes.
In his latest fight, versus Angel Hernandez (28-7, 16 KO) Vanes was the victor.
See also
- List of male boxers
- List of Armenian Americans
External links
- Boxing record for Vanes Martirosyan from BoxRec (registration required)
- Official website
- Alternate record site
- Boxing Encyclopedia
- Biography at the US Olympic Comitee
- http://fighthype.com/pages/content1649.html?PHPSESSID=64ad2b68836912c5f8c426fb26125a7f
References
- latimes.com, Martirosyan scores impressive victory
- Peterson and Martirosyan win on another Top Rank stinker - Bad Left Hook
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